Joseph Smith's claim that 'bara' means 'organize' is inaccurate; traditional Jewish and Christian scholarship has consistently supported ex nihilo creation.

Mike notes that Smith's audience couldn't check his Hebrew claims, whereas today resources are widely available. Traditional Jewish interpretation throughout history has understood bara to imply creation from nothing, and abundant Christian scholarship supports this. Mike distinguishes between those who teach Hebrew (with real competence) and those who merely invoke Hebrew to impress audiences who can't verify the claims.